Henrikh Mkhitaryan (left) with his new Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho. June saw several major moves — Granit Xhaka to Arsenal, Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Manchester United and more — and our Leander Schaerlaeckens already broke them down here. “Breaking: Pogba in talks with Man United” seems to

London (AFP) - Former Manchester United hardman defender Jaap Stam will return to Old Trafford in January after the second tier side he manages Reading were drawn to meet the holders in the third round of the FA Cup on Monday.

England's governing Football Association announced on Monday it had agreed a new overseas broadcast rights deal for the FA Cup worth a reported $1 billion (919 million euros, Â£820 million). While concerns have been expressed within English football that the FA Cup has become increasingly less important

FA Cup quarter-final replays will be scrapped from next season, the Football Association announced on Thursday. The last-eight stage of the cup competition will revert to a sudden-death format over one weekend in a bid to ease English football's congested fixture list. "The Emirates FA Cup

By Steve Tongue LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United substitute Jesse Lingard's superb volley in extra time secured a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday for their first major trophy in three years. The game was locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes, Jason Puncheon

Jesse Lingard's extra-time thunderbolt earned Manchester United a record-equalling 12th FA Cup as Louis van Gaal's side came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1 in Saturday's final at Wembley. In a rematch of the 1990 final, which United won after a replay, underdogs Palace took the

Manchester United will attempt to salvage something from their tumultuous season -- and potentially keep manager Louis van Gaal in a job -- in Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace. After failing to qualify for the Champions League for the second time in three years, the Wembley showpiece

London (AFP) - Ahead of Crystal Palace's meeting with Manchester United in Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley, AFP Sport selects five of the best finals from the world's oldest domestic cup tournament:

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew says he feels the "weight of history" on his shoulders as he tries to lead the south London side to the first major trophy in their 111-year existence. Palace have the chance to claim that long-awaited piece of silverware when they face Manchester United

He started the season derided as an expensive panic buy, but Anthony Martial goes into Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace as the potential saviour of Manchester United's season. United captain Wayne Rooney had to ask Morgan Schneiderlin, Martial's France team-mate, who the club

United's failure to finish in the top four of the Premier League - and therefore miss out on qualifying for the Champions League - left Van Gaal in danger of being fired after two underwhelming years in charge. United's board might have other ideas - with or without a first FA Cup since 2004

Twenty-six years on from its one and only appearance in the FA Cup final, Crystal Palace has another chance to win its first major trophy following a 2-1 defeat of Watford in the semifinals at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. United was the overwhelming favorite but Palace nearly pulled off one of the biggest

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was unwilling to discuss the likely effect of FA Cup success on his future after his side edged Everton 2-1 to reach the final. Van Gaal has been under pressure all season, owing to disappointing results in the Premier League and Champions League, but he is now

Anthony Martial darted through the Everton defense, slotted in Manchester United's winner and continued his run past the Wembley Stadium stewards before launching himself into the crowd. It was a flash of pure elation after being so cool under pressure to score in the third minute of stoppage time

French forward Anthony Martial scored a nerveless stoppage-time winner as Manchester United edged Everton 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday to reach their first FA Cup final since 2007. Martial set up Marouane Fellaini to score against his former club in the 34th minute, but after United goalkeeper David de

Quique Sanchez Flores will ignore mounting speculation about his future as the under-fire Watford manager tries to save his job with a victory over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday. Flores' team are looking to reach their first FA Cup final for 32 years, but reports that Watford